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THE TRUE VINE

 Text: John. 15:1-2.

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper. Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes,and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.

Today,  we shall be focusing on the Vine. 

We established yesterday that Jesus Christ is the Vine, and He is the one speaking here in John 15.

The first thing He said here was that He is the True vine. This presupposes that there are false Vines.  Jesus could have said 'I am the Vine'. But He said, 'I am the True Vine.'

Before we go any further,  let's pause and ruminate on this...

** Indeed there are false Vines. 

**What are you connected to? The True Vine or other Vines? 

Jesus said by their fruit, we shall know them. Matthew 7:16.

Qualities of The True Vine 

1. *He is meek and lowly* . Matthew 11:29. If you are a branch in Him, you will be meek and lowly in heart too. 

2. *He is patient*.The first fruit that love produces in you as an abiding branch is Patience. 1 Cor. 13:4.Psalms 86:15.

3. *He is obedient* Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;Heb 5:8 KJV. You must learn to be obedient. 

4. *He is prayerful* Despite His busy schedule, He always find time to pray to the Father

 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.Mar 1:35 

5. *He is forgiving.*  Learn to be forgiving too. Matthew 9:2,6:12.

These and more are the qualities that stood the True Vine out. *As a branch in Him, you are to manifest all these qualities. But this will only be possible when you abide in Him and His words abide in you.

Bible reading: John 15:1-17.

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